A probability-based uncertainty model for point-in-polygon analysis in GIS

GeoInformatica

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-98

  Cheung, Chui Kwan ^a   Shi, Wenzhong ^a   Zhou, Xian ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Error propagation; GIS; Point in polygon analysis; Positional uncertainty

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

POINT-IN-POLYGON ANALYSIS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ERROR ANALYSIS; GIS; METHODOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYGON; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 1142281003     PISSN: 13846175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GEIN.0000007725.41038.03     Document Type: Article

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